Electric generating device for railway-trains.



J. VBNGE.

"TELEOIRIG GENERATING DEVICE FOR RAlLWAY TRAINS.

APPLICATION IILBD JAN. 10, 1913.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

VEA/TOR '7 Allorney ing Devices for throughout inuTinov STATES PATENTormoni.

JQHN, VENGE, OIF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

ELECTRIC GNERATING( DEVICE /FOR RAILWAY-TRAINS.

1,089,995. Speciilctin 0f Letters. Patent. Patented Mar. 10, it?!Application :tiled January 10, 1913. Serial No. 741,296.

To all whom it may concern Be it known 'that I, JOHN Vianen, al suhjectof the Czar of Russia, residing at Mit waukee, inthe county of Milwaukeeand State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements inElectric ,Generat- Railway-Trains, of which the following is aspecification. ,y My invention relates broadly to an im proved electricgenerating system" for railway trains, and most specifically to an1mproved operating means therefor.

An object of my invention is suiiicient means for operating an electricgenerator'and consequently providing electric energy for lighting'electric lamps l the entire train. i Another object of .my invention isto provide,;.,in combination with a locomotive, an electric generatingsystem, and automatic means for controlling the operation of said In theaccompanying drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred form ot' nivinA vention the numeral 1() designates the hotly portion or supportingstructure upon which the boiler 11 fire box and cab 1S ot the loeomotiveare supported. The body portion is supported throu'gh the medium oftransverse axles 14 carrying wheels if at their respective extremities,the latter travelingr upon rails 16 as is clearly shown. i

While the labove form of locomotive is merely shown, for sake ofillustrating the attachment of my invention, it is to he appreciatedthat thesame may beeliminatcd and my invention used upon other forms ioccasion 4should require.

Mounted upon the body portion 10 ot the locomotive and preferably nearone side thereof is a casing 17, the latter serving as a housing for theelectric generator and the means for supporting the same.

to provide system. l .The generator is shown in the drawing A furtherobject of my invention is' to vdisposed lwithin the casing 17 anddesigprovide an electric generating system the nated by the numeral 18.The ordinary automatically `an ordinary locomotive.

operation of which may-be controlled hy the engineer at his post of dutybut comprising a subordinate controlling device for rendering thegenerator inform of generator is shown, as will be recognized itcomprising an ope -ating shaft 19 and carrying a commutator 20. Thecommutator has brushes Q1 in contact therewith and on opposite sidesthereof, the latter having engagement with electric conductors Q2 and23. The shaft 19 is extended. and has disposed thereon turbinecasing theshaft within the casing having suitable blades mounted thereon uponwhich an expansive fluid is projected. Beyond the casing Q4, the shaft19 has a bevel gear wheel Qnfastened thereon, tl'ielatterheing in meshwith a second gear wheel QG carried upon a vertically disposed shaft 27.

A tubular easing QS supported bythe casing 17, the smaller casing havingan annular flange QS) disposed at Yan intermediate portion therein as isclearly shown. casing 2S supports the vert` `ally extending shaft 27.this shaft also intending above the top ot the casing and carrying acollar fill near its upper extremity as is clearly shown. Fingers 31extend trom the collar Il() and Carry weights 3Q at their lower ends forpulp pose of providinga centrifugal `ovm-nor. The weights 3Q havealtar-hed thereto links' the latter having engagement with ears 534carried upon a sleeve which extends operative.

A still further object of the present invention is in the reduction of adevice 'of this character which consistsot' but a few simple partswhereby it may be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimumcost. 1

With the above and other objects .in view my invention relates to suchdetails of con struction and in the arrangement and cour. bination ofparts as will be hereinafter fully described and speciiically pointedout in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail ret'- erence will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like correspondingparts through the several views and in which:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of my invention however parts are shownbroken away, the entire device being disposed upon Fig. 2, is alongitudinal sectional view of the automatic controlling means Jfor thegenerating system. Fig. 3, is a diagrammatic view of the electriccircuit as used in connection with the generating system.

prevent the passage of a vious a head portion 3G is provided upon theloiver end of the sleeve 35, it being attached thereto by any suitablemeans It will now be recognized that when the shaft 19 is revolved at ahigh rate of speed va rotary motion will be transmitted to the shaft 27consequently rotating the Weights 32. As the speed of the shaft 19increases, the Weights will tend to move outwardly, this being clue tocentrifugal force whereby the sleeve Will be raised, as Will the headportion 36, and engage the ange 29 so as to propelling medium throughthe casing 28. y f o A pi e 37 connects the upper portion of the casing28 with the boiler of the 1ocomo tive, the passage through this pipebeing controlled by valve 38. A second pipe connects the lower portio ofthe casing 28 and the upper part of the casing 24, this pipe beingdesignated by the numeral 39. It will now be appreciated, Athat whensteam is admitted from the pipe 37 to the casing 28 it will flow pastthe head portion 36 through the pipe 39 tothe turbine. The steam beingprojected upon the blades of the turbine consequently rotating the shaft19 and armature Withinthe generator so that an electric current will begenerated through the Vbrushes 21 and flow through the conductors 22 and23 to a. switch box 40 in the cab of the locomotive. From the turbine,the steam is exhausted through a pipe 41 and may be used for anysuitable purpose. If the shaft 19 is now rotated at a speed which willgenerate a voltage Within the generator greater than `the capacity ofthe electrical circuit, the Weights 32 Will be thrown outwardly due tocentrifugal force and consequently lcut ofi the supply ofl steam to theturbine.

Electrical conductors to the other coaches of the train may be connectedto the switch box 40, this being left to discretion of the manufacturer.

From the foregoing it is thought that the advantagesand now thefeaturesvofv my 1nvention will be readily appreciated.

I desire to be understood that I may make changes in theconstruction'and in the arrangement and combination of parts with outdeparting'from the spirit of my invention, provided however, suchchanges fall Within thescope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described a'luid motor, a valvel housingprovided with an internal-valve seat, a supply pipe corn--` ing andprovided Withsa valve head adjacent its-inner end for engaging saidvalve seat, a shaft extending' through saidhousing and through saidsleeve, la centrifugal governor carried by the upper-end .portion ofsaid shaft and engaging the upper-end portion of said `sleeve to drawsaid valve head into engagement with said valve seat when said governor1s actuated, and means for transmitting rotary motion from thev shaft ofsaid fluid motor to the shaft carrying said governor.

2. A device vof the character-described comprising a motor, a supply forsaid mo'` tor, a valve positioned intermediate the length of saidsupply, a-,shaft extending throu h said valve, a governor carried bysaid s aft, and engaging said valve to close said valve when said shaftis rotating at too high a speed, and means for transmit.

ting rotary motion `from, the shaft of said motor to said.governor-*carrying shaft.

31A device' of the character described,

a casing, a motor in said casing, a supply pipe communicating With saidY motor, a valve housin positioned intermediate the length of sai pipeand supported 'by said casing, a valve in saidy housing, a shaft extending through'said housin and valve`a governor carried by saidsha tand connect,- ed with said valve to closesaid valve when said shaft isrotating at topo high a speed,

and means for transmitting rotary motion from saidmotor to said shaft.

J QHN VENGE.:

Witnesses y GUsTAv ABoL'rilM, FRANCIS ALCOLMER.

